Tougher Reporting Mandates Ahead For Data Centers
DataCenter Knowledge, February 15th, 2023
The U.S. and Europe are at the helm of requiring data centers to report their operational details and energy and environmental performance.
2023 is shaping up to be a year of increased regulations for the data center industry - both in the U.S. and globally. In Europe, for instance, the European Parliament has been reviewing the European Commission's Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) recast since last year, with the directive set to be signed into law this year.
The EED will require data centers in the EU with an installed IT power demand of at least 100 kilowatts to publicly report their energy performance yearly, and that's in addition to reporting: